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Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo hits out at Luxembourg pitch

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Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo hits out at Luxembourg pitch
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Luxemburg were hosts of the European champions.

Ronaldo scored to help his side win by 2-0.

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has slammed Luxembourg for its pitch, also calling it a “potato field” following Portugal’s 2-0 win over them on Sunday in the UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifiers.

Ronaldo scored his 99th international goal during the game – but still did not perform up to expectations as the reigning European Champions qualified for the 2020 edition of the tournament. And while speaking after the game, the 34-year-old blamed his poor showing on the rugged pitch prepared by the groundsmen of Luxembourg.

“It’s difficult to play on these pitches — it was a potato field, I don’t know how teams of our level are supposed to play on these pitches,” he told reporters, before adding:

“It wasn’t a good spectacle but we did our job. I am looking forward to my fifth European Championship.”

Cristiano Ronaldo vowed to break the world record for men’s international goals after scoring his 99th Portugal goal in a 2-0 win over Luxembourg to clinch their place at Euro 2020. He is 10 behind Iran legend Ali Daei’s tally of 109, after his most prolific year for Portugal with 14 goals. “All records must be broken and I will beat that record,” he said.

Ronaldo must wait until the next international break in March for the chance to become just the second male player to reach 100 international goals.

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